Mrs. Stine Goes to Washington, D.C. November 11, 2011

The White House-back view. You can tell that the President is not at home because there are no snipers on the roof.

This is the back of a monument dedicated to Christopher Columbus. The figure on the right represents the New World and the figure on the left represents the Old World.

U.S. Capitol building

Jefferson Memorial *named after the 3 rd President and the author of the Declaration of Independence.

I visited a memorial in honor of former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR). He was president at the beginning and throughout WWII.

FDR spent much of his life in a wheelchair. He was stricken with polio as a child.

Eleanor Roosevelt (FDR’s wife) was a delegate to the United Nations. She worked for equal rights for all, including women and African Americans.

Builders began to build the Washington Monument while George Washington was still alive. This is why it is called a monument and not a memorial. After a while, the money ran out and the builders had to stop. Years later, when trying to build again, they were unable to find the same stone. If you look closely at a photo during the day, you will be able to see where production was changed.

The new memorial honoring Dr. Martin Luther King.

Iwo Jima Memorial

Lincoln Memorial *36 pillars for the 36 states at the time of his presidency.

Seated statue of Abraham Lincoln inside the Lincoln Memorial. 19 feet tall! WOW! This was so impressive!

Th e Gettysburg Address was hand carved into the building by Italian artisans.

I loved this Memorial so much that I had to take another photo!